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Summary: In 2014, gross revenue at Paul Hastings surpassed the $1 billion mark for the first time in the history of the firm. ...
Summary: South Korea has defeated a 62-year-old law against adultery, making it legal in the country. The Constitutional Court of South Korea legalized...
Summary: The legal battle between mining company Asarco and law firm Baker Botts has reached the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will...
Summary: A new dean has been named at Washington and Lee University School of Law as Brant Hellwig takes over in July of...
Summary: Two law schools have dropped the LSAT as a requirement for admission after the ABA changed its rules regarding the test. Earlier...
Summary: The killer of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, Eddie Ray Routh, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison...
Summary: The Palestinian Authority and the PLO have been found liable by a jury and must pay families of victims $218.5 million. ...
Summary: Mayer Brown announced the addition of L. Kevin Sheridan Jr. to the firm’s office in New York. L. Kevin Sheridan Jr. has...
Summary: Goldman Sachs could be facing a civil lawsuit from the government once an investigation into the big bank is complete. Back in...
Summary: The law firm of Akerman LLP has announced that Brett Kappel has joined the partner ranks in the Washington, D.C. office. Brett...
Summary: The law firm of Schiff Hardin has announced that it has elected its first-ever female managing partner in the person of Marci...
Summary: The city and state of New York have sued package carrier UPS for shipping untaxed cigarettes to residences and unlicensed vendors. UPS...
Introduction In an unprecedented and controversial pivot, four of the nation’s most powerful law...
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Joseph Baio has left Willkie Farr & Gallagher after 47 years. A former executive...
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Introduction: The Cost of Capitulation The American legal system is facing an existential test....
Hundreds of Law Professors Defend Biglaw in Legal Fight Against Trump’s Executive Orders In...
Introduction: Trump Targets U.S. Law Firms In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration has...